Eurasia

Eurasia means the great continental mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia.

There is no consensus among researchers on the division of terrestrial continents, as there are geological divisions, which consider the structure of continents. But, there are also political divisions, which were historically created by humanity.

When you look at the World Map, you can soon see that the terrestrial continents are separated on the surface by the oceans.

An example of this is the separation between America and Africa, continents that are separated by the Atlantic Ocean .

However, when looking at the European and Asian continents, it is possible to see that there is no ocean separating them.

Therefore, they are geologically linked. This single block of continental mass is called Eurasia.

Map of eurasia

The term Eurasia is a union of the concepts of Europe and Asia , which are two large terrestrial continents.

There are some ways of conceptualizing Eurasia, but the most common is the one that considers that there is a large block of continental mass that encompasses the European and Asian portions, forming a single large continent.

Physical characteristics

location and extent

Eurasia is a large continental mass formed by the territories of Europe and Asia.

They are separated by the Ural Mountains , a mountain range located in the region, as well as the Ural River, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea.

The territorial extension of Eurasia is 54,760,000 square kilometers. Eurasia is located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the globe.

Climate

Due to the vast territorial extension of Eurasia, there is a wide variety of climates present.

In the European portion, oceanic, continental and Mediterranean climates predominate.

In the Asian portion, the Siberian, Mediterranean, desert and monsoon climates predominate.

Relief

In the Asian continent there are extensive plains and plateaus . There are also high areas, with more than 3 thousand meters of altitude, as is the case of the Tibetan Plateau.

There are even mountain ranges , such as the Himalayas. There are also absolute depressions in Asia, which are those that are below sea level.

In the European portion, the plains, plateaus and mountains are present.

The chains of the British Isles and the Scandinavian Mountains, the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Balkans and Carpathians, as well as the Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Chain, stand out in the territory.

Hydrography

Important watercourses are the Ob, Yenisei, Lena and Kolima rivers. Also, the Tarim and the rivers Amu Daria and Sir Daria.

Also noteworthy are the Yellow and Yangzi rivers, the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the Indus, as well as the Tigris and Euphrates (Asia). Important rivers are the Danube, Elbe, Loire, Rhine, Rhône and Volga (Europe).

The portion of Europe is bounded by the Arctic (north), Atlantic (west), Mediterranean and Black Seas.

The Asian portion is bordered by the Arctic (north), Indian (south) and Pacific (east) oceans.

Which countries are part of Eurasia?

Europe

• Albania
• Germany
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Greece
• Netherlands
• Hungary
• Republic of Ireland
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• north macedonia
• Malta
• Moldavia
• Montenegro
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• UK
• Czech Republic
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Türkiye
• Ukraine.

Asia

• Afghanistan
• Saudi Arabia
• Azerbaijan (Asian part)
• bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• Kazakhstan
• China
• Cyprus (Asian part)
• North Korea
• South Korea
• United Arab Emirates
• Philippines
• Yemen
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• kuwait
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Maldives
• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• qatar
• Kyrgyzstan
• Russia (Asian part)
• singapore
• Syria
• Sri Lanka
• Tajikistan
• thailand
• Republic of China
• East Timor
• Turkmenistan
• Türkiye (Asian part)
• uzbekistan
• Vietnam.

Which countries are on two continents?

There are several countries that are located on more than one terrestrial continent, they are called transcontinental countries .

The countries that have their territories divided between Asia and Europe are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Georgia, Russia and Turkey.

The largest transcontinental country in the world is Russia , whose territory is mostly in the Asian part. However, its capital is in the European part.

Turkey has the only transcontinental city in the world, which is Istanbul .

Russia is the largest country in land area in the world, with 17,100,000 square kilometers.

The population is distributed quite unevenly across the territory, especially due to push factors such as the icy areas of Siberia.

Russia extends across Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, with greater population concentration in the European part, where the capital Moscow is located.

Turkey stretches from Eastern Europe to Western Asia. Its capital is Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, a very diverse transcontinental city .